warm apple buttermilk custard pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (9 inch) pie shell
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tart apples - peeled, cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• to make apple filling: melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in skillet over medium heat. add apple, 1/2 cup white sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. cook 3 to 5 minutes, until tender. set aside.
• to make buttermilk custard: in a large mixing bowl combine 1/4 cup softened butter or margarine with 1 1/3 cups white sugar. beat until creamy. add eggs one at a time, beating until yellow disappears. mix in vanilla, then 2 tablespoons flour. combine thoroughly, then pour in buttermilk, beating until smooth.
• fit pastry into pie pan and prick with a fork. spoon apple mixture into crust, then pour buttermilk custard over it.
• place in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• to make streusel topping: while pie is baking, combine 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. cut in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly.
• remove pie from oven after 30 minutes and sprinkle streusel topping over custard. return to oven and bake for an additional 40 to 50 minutes, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. let stand 1 hour before serving.